Basket.



No. 635,675. Patented 00%. 24, I899.

J. w. DUERFLINGER.

B A S K ET.

(Application filed July 18, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES Nrrnn STATES PATENT price.

JOHN T. DOERFLINGER, OF SANDUSKY, OTIIO.

BASKET.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 635,675, dated October24, 1899.

Application filedll'nly 18, 1899- To to whom it may concern: Be it knownthat 1, JOHN W. DOERFLINGER, of Sandusky, in the county of Erie andState of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Basket, of which thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved basket moreespecially designed for containing and shipping fruits, vegetables, andother perishable produce, goods, and other articles and. arranged toinsure proper ventilation for the contents of the basket and allow ofready stacking in wagons, cars, and other means of transportation.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as willbe fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe claims.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both theviews.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement on the line 11 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

The improved basket has its body formed of two sets of splints A A,interwoven with each'ot-her to form the bottom of the basket, the freeends of the splints being bent at right angles to the bottom to form thesides of the basket, the splints being somewhat spaced apart to leaveopenings between adjacent splints for ventilating purposes, as isplainly indicated in the drawings. Thus by the arrangement described anapproximately square shape is given to the basket.

The upper ends of the splints A A are arranged between and fastened toinner and outer bands B B, of which the bands B overlap each other onthe sides formed. by the splints A and the outer bands overlap eachother at the splints A at the other sides of the basket, as is plainlyindicated in the drawlngs.

In order to form convenient handles for the basket, I interpose betweenthe outer band B and the splints A segmental blocks 0, secured in placeby nails or other fastening de= vices 0, extending through the bands B Band the blocks 0, as indicated in Fig. 1. A

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second set of innerand outer bands D D are arranged on the sides of thebasket, between the top and bottom thereof, said bands being overlappedin precisely the same manner as the top bands B B.

In order to strengthen and to reinforce the sides of the basketcontaining the handles, I provide reinforcing-strips E, two in numberand extending over the outer faces of the sides and under the bottom,the starting and ending ends of the bands being inside of the outerbands B at the ends of the handles, as is plainly indicated in thedrawings, the reinforcing-strips E also extending over the outer bandsD, as shown in Fig. 1. The bottom portions of these strips arereinforced by bars F, fitted against the under side of the bottom of thebasket, the strips passing under the bars, as is plainly shown inFig. 1. Suitable nails or other fastening devices are employed forfastening the strips E and their bars F in place, so that a verystrongly reinforced basket is produced.

By having the reinforcing-strips and their bars on the under side of thebottom of the basket it is evident that when the basket is placed on theground the bottom proper does not rest on the ground, but on saidstrips,so that proper ventilation is had underneath the bottom as wellas by the spaces between adjacent splints forming the sides of thebasket. By the arrangement described the top of the basket is entirelyflush with the upper ends of the splints, so that baskets may be stackedin storerooms, cars,wagons, and other vehicles. 1

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and'desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. Abasket, comprising splints interlocked attheir middle portion to form the bottom of the basket, the free ends ofthe splints being bent at right angles to the bottom portions to formthe sides of the basket, said splints being spaced and the basket beingsquare in form, inner and outer top bands between which the upper endsof the splints are secured, and handles at the upper ends of the splintsforming opposite sides, the handles being held in place by the outerband, sub stantially as shown and described.

2. A basket having at its top, inner and outer bands, the outerbandbeing spaced from the body of the basket at opposite sides to formlaterally-projecting handles, substantially as described.

3. A basket having at its top inner and outer bands between which theupper edge of the body is secured, and provided at opposite sides withblocks interposed between the outer band and the body, substantially asdescribed.

4. A basket consisting of interlocking splints forming the bottom of thebasket and bent at right angles whereby to form the sides of the same,inner and outer top bands between which the upper ends of the splintsare secured and segmental blocks secured within the outer band onopposite sides thereof whereby to form handles for the baskets, as andfor the purpose set forth.

5. A basket consisting ofinterlocked splints forming the bottom of thebasket and bent at right angles whereby to form the sides of the basket,inner and outer bands between which the upper ends of the splints aresecured, oppositely-disposed blocks interposed between and secured tothe outer band and adjacent splints whereby to form handles,reinforcing-strips extending over the outside of the two opposite sidesof the bottom and having their ends secured between the outerband andthe blocks, reinforcing-bars between the bottom portions of the stripsand the bottom portions of the splints, and a second set of inner andouter bands extending around the sides of the basket and on the insideof the reinforcing-strips, as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN WV. DOERFLINGER.

lVitnesses:

Or'ro PAPE, (J. V. WAGNER.

